Crime Dashboard - South Kalgoorlie
Western Australia • Suburb • 2022-24
Crime summary
Crime rank by crime type
Percentage of equivalent geographies with a lower crime rate.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Crime statistics summary
Crime | Count | Rate1 | Percentile2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 16 | 1,283 | 86 |
| motor vehicle | 20 | 2,918 | 97 |
| violent | 290 | 7,663 | 95 |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
2 percentage of equivalent geographies with a lower crime rate.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Surrounding areas
Crime trends
Break-in rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Violent crime rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Motor vehicle theft rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Period comparisons
Crime | 2022-241 | 2020-221 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,283 | 2,073 | -38.1% |
| motor vehicle | 2,918 | 3,518 | -17.1% |
| violent | 7,663 | 8,302 | -7.7% |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Between 2020-22 and 2022-24 the rate of:
- break-ins decreased by 38.1% to 1,283 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- motor vehicle theft decreased by 17.1% to 2,918 incidents per 100,000 residents.
- violent crime decreased by 7.7% to 7,663 incidents per 100,000 residents.
Area comparisons
Break-in rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Violent crime rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Motor vehicle theft rate
Annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
Comparative statistics
Crime | South Kalgoorlie1 | WA1 | Australia1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| break-ins | 1,283 | 947 | 739 |
| motor vehicle | 2,918 | 1,443 | 1,036 |
| violent | 7,663 | 3,013 | 2,829 |
1 annual rate per 100,000 persons.
Source: OpenStats; State police departments; ABS
In 2022-24:
- the rate of break-ins in South Kalgoorlie was 35.4% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 73.7% higher than the national average.
- around 86% of suburbs had a lower rate of break-ins than South Kalgoorlie.
- the rate of motor vehicle theft in South Kalgoorlie was 102.2% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 181.5% higher than the national average.
- around 97% of suburbs had a lower rate of motor vehicle theft than South Kalgoorlie.
- the rate of violent crime in South Kalgoorlie was 154.4% higher than the Western Australia average, and was 170.9% higher than the national average.
- around 95% of suburbs had a lower rate of violent crime than South Kalgoorlie.